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"People are coming here and dumping tonnes of rubbish in the early hours during lockdown"

There has been a dramatic increase in illegal dumping in many areas around the country since the ...

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17.00 24 Apr 2020


"People are coming here and dumping tonnes of rubbish in the early hours during lockdown"


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17.00 24 Apr 2020


There has been a dramatic increase in illegal dumping in many areas around the country since the current lockdown measures were introduced here.

It is happening everywhere around the country.

But one of the worst hit areas is the South Dublin and Wicklow Uplands. And since the start of April around twenty tonnes of rubbish has been removed from there.

Our reporter Barry Whyte has been investigating...


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